Excursion

With writer through Serbia

OVCAR KABLAR CANYON AND MONASTERIES

Make an amazing tour through Ovčar-Kablar Gorge, Ovčar Banja - spa resort and visit some of the 10 monasteries. Possibility to take a boat ride through gorge and swimming in the healthy thermo- mineral water in swimming pool - Ovčar Banja spa resort.

OVCAR KABLAR GORGE, protected natural area, is one of the most beautiful Gorge in the world. It is a part of the composite valley of the West Morava river, situated between the mountains Ovčar and Kablar. The Gorge is 15 km long and in this section river made a unique meanders, steep rocky and narrow valley, high limestone sides with a few caves spring of thermal water, picturesque flora and fauna. In the center of this area, there is a beautiful Spa resort - Ovčar Banja – nice, small and quite place for rest and enjoy, surrounded by thick forests. Thanks to numerous monasteries situated on this relatively small area, the Ovčar-Kablar Gorge is known as the Serbian Holy Mountain of Athos.

Departure at 10.00 hrs (Guča - house where you stay)Duration time about 7-8h (it depends of your requires)

To book excursion please send email to professor Vladimir Majstorovic This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

ZLATIBOR, THE SARGAN EIGHT & ETHNO VILLAGE DRVENGRAD

Experience authentic Serbia and go back in time. Make an amazing train ride on the Sargan Eight, visit mount Zlatibor and ethno village Drvengrad.

ZLATIBOR or "Golden Pine Mountain" is one of the most beautiful and most visited mount in Serbia. On Zlatibor, you can see many pine trees in yellow similar gold color. It presents a mildly rolling plateau mostly made up of meadows vegetations and smaller groups of mixed and coniferous forests (pine tree, fir, spruce). Thanks to its specific climate and large number of sunny days this mountain has one of the most beautiful various landscape in the world with forest, meadows, flowers, medicinal herbs, clear waters, rivers and springs.THE SARGAN EIGHT - narrow-gauge railway with steam locomotives is unique in Europe and the World. It is a tourist railway museum, on the open air, owned by the Railway Museum of Serbia. Tourist from all over the world come to see and travel by steam locomotive on this railway museum. "Šargan's Eight" – means the narrow-gauge railway tracks built on the slopes of mountain Šargan in shape of number 8. DRVENGRAD is a unique ethno village and museum on the open air. This place is interesting because of its ethno arhitecture which was built using wood and stone. This ethno wooden houses have been converted into restaurant apartmants, library, movie, theatre, gallery, souvenir shop etc. For this architectural design the "Wooden Town", Emir Kusturica won the famous European Prize for Architecture ‘’Philip Rotje’’.

Departure at 10.00 hrs (Guča, house where you stay)Duration time about 8-9h.

To book excursion please send email to professor Vladimir Majstorovic This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

AMENITIES EXCURSIONS

Dear Vladimir,

About Ovcar Kablar Gorge tour, I must confess I wish I had a much longer experience with you as a guide. I started to appreciate your work from the very moment we've met, you were able to adapt our common time to the quite narrow schedule we had that day. You were very professional in the way you have concentrated in the talk the geographical and the touristic aspects of Cacak region, being funny and understanding in the same time. The breathtaking view we had to Ovcar Kablar meanders was like a blessing of the Mountain's Spirit, as a gift for our patience while breathing the dense fog after reaching the belvedere. Hope I'll return for longer time, explore more and steal from your knowledge.

Concerning Serbia travel article in NG Traveler Nederland, I just know I was told to deliver my large selection of pictures until December, so there is no rush at all.

About Ovcar Kablar Gorge tour, I must confess I wish I had a much longer experience with you as a guide. I started to appreciate your work from the very moment we've met, you were able to adapt our common time to the quite narrow schedule we had that day. You were very professional in the way you have concentrated in the talk the geographical and the touristic aspects of Cacak region, being funny and understanding in the same time. The breathtaking view we had to Ovcar Kablar meanders was like a blessing of the Mountain's Spirit, as a gift for our patience while breathing the dense fog after reaching the belvedere.Hope I'll return for longer time, explore more and steal from your knowledge.

Concerning Serbia travel article in NG Traveler Nederland, I just know I was told to deliver my large selection of pictures until December, so there is no rush at all.

Thank you a lot!

Ah, please let me know if you come to Romania, maybe we cam have a beer together!

All the best,

Bogdan (NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Traveler, Nederland)

Zdravo Vladimir,

nice to hear some news from you. thanks a lot for your pictures, I'm sending you some pictures from us.

It was a nice time in Serbia. A lot of things to see and certainly a lot of fun during the festival in Guca.

The excursions were very interesting and we have seen a lot of things. And it's always a better idea to visit one foreigner country with someone who could speak to us about the news places. Thanks to you and Godana, we have knew a lot of news things about your country. And certainly your guide, which have you written, will a good indication for our next travel to Serbia... maybe not in 2012, but certainly in maxiaml two years.

Thanks a lot and best regards from Switzerland!

Sebastian

Hello VladimirWe are safe back home in Austria.By the way we would like to thank you again for all the nice time you spend with us on our trips at Serbia.We enjoy very much and looking forward to see you next year 2012.For sure with more friends from Austria.Because of a lot of peoble like to join us 2012 at Guca.I´m a little busy because I´m on business trip tomorrow to UK Birmingham.But any how if you have a minute please send back.with best regards and amicable yours

Hans from Austria.

Hello! Thank you for your message, i would be glad to see the photos you've talked to me about, view over the moutains ect..! Thank you again for everything, we've been very glad to discover ovcar banja wich is so beautiful, and to visit monasteries, and to be advised and helped by you when we needed to.If you come to Paris you can contact us and maybe see each other if you want, if you need advices, or just for a drink!Best wishes for you from France.

Dear Vladimir,

Thank for your help and guidance that day. I've got good memories of it. Especially the beautiful view of the river, the mountains and the mist. It was a pleasure to spend that day with you.

Let me know when you're in The Netherlands! I'll fly to Sarajevo next week again for the film festival. Looking forward to enjoy the Balkans again.

Best wishes from Rotterdam,

Marcel

Dear Vladimir,

Thank you too for the great trip you took us on. We enjoyed it very much, and found the sights - the monastery, the boat trip and the swimming pool - to be a perfect combination of experiences.

We got to talking about which fruit it was that Serbia is the biggest exporter of? You mentioned it when we were driving through the countryside.

We got home to Denmark alright - but here the weather sadly had switched to rain.

Thank you for sending the photos. We look forward to seeing them.

Hope you are well too.

Best wishes,

Michael, Madeline & Eva

Dear Vladimir,

Thank you for the photos you sent and the great time we had together .

I did not have any knowledge about Serbia before , except for the names of the main cities- despite of that we are living in neighborhood countries.

I’m really enjoyed our trips and have got a good impression.

I think that Ovcar-Kablar Gorgo and Zlatibor and Sargan 8 are really great places and worst to visit them.

With kind regards,

Zsuzsa

Hi Vladimir, and many thanks for the photos. Your excursions were excellent and it was great to see more of the real Serbia with such a friendly and knowledgeable guide! I would definitely recommend them to anybody who visits Serbia.